As for Cox – I have little sympathy for him because he knew what he was letting himself in for when he came.
That said, he can’t be blamed for our league position.
Cox has played the cards Swann has dealt him – full stop. Whether he played them badly is irrelevant – it was a crap hand and he simply couldn’t win.
Well, maybe.
But if you are aware that your opponents ALSO have a crap hand, and you still insist on folding… whose fault is that?
When I played three card brag at John Leggott so many years ago, I won a fair few crap hands by bluffing.